Struggles for Equal Voice: The History of African American Media Democracy

Struggles for Equal Voice in African American Media Ownership is a groundbreaking study that reveals how African Americans have utilized access to cable television production and viewership as a means of achieving empowerment during the post-Civil Rights and Black Power era.

Through a rich historical account of two metropolitan districts - Boston and Detroit - this book provides a useful lesson in community organizing, image production, education, and grassroots political action that remains relevant even today.

With extensive archival work and commendable argumentation, Kiuchi succeeds in making this book a starting point for future scholarship on the African-American use of television as a means to recreate their image.

This informative and insightful study will prove useful to students and scholars of African-American history, culture, and technology, while also providing valuable lessons for anyone interested in racial relations and the social history of American television.